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Minister of health (images borrowed from CBC & CP) |
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S.A.R.S in perspective |
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Niagara Falls, Ontario - Monday, April 28, 2003 - by: Joe Hueglin | |||||||
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Suspect, probable, confirmed. Three designations little differentiated in the | ||||||
minds of those reacting to SARS. | |||||||
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suspect |
"Suspect" is not used by the World Health Organization nor in the | ||||||
reporting of other diseases. (1) but is by Health Canada and greatly | |||||||
inflates the figures. | |||||||
"What the suspect means is that somebody |
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has a sneeze." (2) |
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is the way one Health Care Authority worker expressed it. | |||||||
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probable |
"Probable" has little meaning in that persons "completely recovered," from | ||||||
whatever was ailing them | |||||||
"remain counted on the list of probable |
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cases because the lists are cumulative." (3) |
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confirmed |
"Confirmed" cases have | ||||||
"been limited to specific transmission |
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settings such as households, hospitals and |
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specific community settings."(4) |
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the last having been a health care professional more than a week ago and | |||||||
all having been identified as to source.(5) | |||||||
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contained |
The current out break has been contained to the point there's no need at | ||||||
present to be fearful. | |||||||
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screening |
Future well being depends on screening entrants to Canada from abroad | ||||||
effectively and efficiently(6). Not just in Toronto and Vancouver as the | |||||||
Federal Health Minister belatedly is considering (7), but of all individuals | |||||||
entering Canada from the Far East. | |||||||
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References: | |||||||
O'Brian, Amy and Culbert, Lori, Seven new suspected cases reported in B.C. (PDF) April 28, 2003, Vancouver Sun | |||||||
Latest Canadian Numbers on SARS (PDF) | |||||||
Medical professionals urge SARS reality check (PDF) April 24, 2003 CTV news | |||||||
SARS cases chart from Health Canada | |||||||
Chung, Andrew and Lawton, Valerie, Canada's screening at 'minimum' WHO points to airport measures, (PDF) April 26, 2003, Toronto Star | |||||||
Airport fever sensors likely in SARS battle: McLellan (PDF) April 27, 2003 CBC News | |||||||
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